Ytyk-Kyuyol is a village (selo) in the Sakha Republic, Russia

Russia

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, located on the left bank of the Tatta River (Aldan

Aldan River

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's basin

Drainage basin

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), 255 kilometres (158.5 mi) from Yakutsk

Yakutsk

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. It is the administrative center of Tattinsky Ulus

Tattinsky Ulus

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. Population: 6,267 (2002 Census

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); 5,658 (1989 Census

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). Postal code: 678650.

The village name etymology

Etymology

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 comes from the name of the lake with the same name located nearby, meaning "The Sacred Lake".

It is an agricultural center with developed cattle breeding.

There are two middle-grade schools, a gymnasium, a music school, and a sport school in the village, as well as the literary-artistic museum-reserve "Tatta".

On May 20, 2007 the village experienced a flood, with 873 houses being submerged under water. More than 3,000 people had to be evacuated.